After arriving in a March 14 trade, left winger Nicolas Deschamps, right, had three goals and four assists for the Hershey Bears. On Monday, the Washington Capitals re-signed the 23-year-old forward to a one-year contract for the 2013-14 season.
(Paul Chaplin | pchaplin@pennlive.com)

Three weeks after tendering him a qualifying offer, the Caps signed left winger Nicolas Deschamps to a one-year, two-way contract, the team announced Monday.

According to capgeek.com, Deschamps will earn $65,000 playing in the AHL for Hershey and $726,000 if he cracks the NHL lineup in Washington.

Deschamps, 23, joined the Bears in a trade from the Toronto Maple Leafs organization on March 14 in exchange for defenseman Kevin Marshall and put up three goals and four assists in 16 games for Hershey. He added a goal and two assists in the postseason.

Prior to joining the Bears, Deschamps played 111 career games for the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch (20 goals, 33 assists) and 90 for the Toronto Marlies (14 goals, 32 assists).

The 6-foot-1, 182-pound forward was originally selected in the second round (35th overall) by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft from the QMJHL’s Chicoutimi Sagueens. The Ducks swapped him to the Leafs on Jan. 12, 2012 and the LaSalle, Quebec, native was on the move to Hershey the following year.